Evening lovely peeps. Well, chasing that hour today has made me feel quite irritable. Then to be unable to access Gransnet at all until about 10am (was it?).
Glad that you enjoy Big Little Lies, Urms. We watched it ages ago and recommended it to anyone who’d listen. Very enjoyable. I recently watched Little Fires Everywhere which starred and, I think, was produced by Reece Witherspoon. Different style but still enjoyable.
Gosh, is it a year since I first spoke to you Susan? Nice to see that a fairly fragile baby boy has turned into the whirlwind that is Henry. Of course you still have your worries, but at least he’s bigger, stronger and able to let you know how he feels. Imagine him tucking into Waffles and ice cream. Who’d a thought? ?
Welcome JustMe - do let us know the area where you live - it’s nice to place people and helps us remember their ‘doings’
Here in the S of France it’s been another wonderful day. Wall to wall blue skies and warm breezes. Should have/could have done lots of laundry but the weather is set fair for the foreseeable and sometimes, well often, it pays to do something more interesting than day to day chores. DH is currently making lovely tenderloin of pork in honey and cider and soy sauce after treating it to a spice rub. Something to look forward to - a later supper today.
Yesterday I made Bagg’s lovely Flapjacks. Well, apart from the silliness of my crushing all the nuts and seeds etc., by hand - rather than using a machine because DH was watching something interesting on t.v. - I was very happy with it all. They are delicious. They should be called EBTKS Flapjacks : Everything but the Kitchen Sink, with all that array of ingredients.
Was it on here I read about GrannySomerset’s Granddog being put to sleep? I’m so sorry, your family must be very sad indeed. It’s like a door closing on one phase of your life, I think.
Soop dear, the tales of derring-do with the suite and the ottoman are just the thing for a sunny day. Imagine if the rain had set in! You are such a love to try to intercede on Maw’s behalf. Don’t want to come across as a real cynic but I do feel that it’s not just that times they are a changin’ - I think that you’re looking in completely the wrong place for some milk of human kindness. Deaf ears completely! I think it’s true that if you have to exhort people to be kind, to show compassion - well, it’s all rather pointless. Always makes me laugh when we’re the ones being told to Be Kind. What irony!
It’s too soon for you to feel anything but numb, Maw but at least you know that you cared more than anything for her. And we care so much for you and want you to feel better and stronger. A big hug from me.
You are naughty, muse and you are to blame. But at least you try to do something about it. So sorry for your pain - you are keen to get the job done and it’s easy to forget what follows. I am now banned. No, the up-to-date story is that I’ve banned myself from carrying heavy watering-cans. What for, my DH, says? He offers, I have access to a hose and sprinklers and a tiny ladylike can to decant all the water I need. But since I have stopped playing about with heavy cans, the pain is not often there. Replaced by a foot problem of course, but that’s another old age story! ?
dusty I can’t make the link either between you needing some work on your eye/s and a Dermatologist review, but doubtless all will be revealed when you see him soon. Sometimes it’s not the foreign language which gives the problem it’s the weird way that explanations are or aren’t given which drive us all into a loop, eh? Good luck with your appointment.
I was moved by what you said about losing animals, Jax. I can certainly see you were angry. I felt much the same, but the way you explained your feelings as a non-animal owner about people not getting support was lovely. Well, lovely to me.
Good luck with a bit of tan. I think we all feel better without the ‘milk bottle’ legs and white arms once the sun arrives. I try to get some colour early in the year here, otherwise it’s all too hot for me to sit in it. This morning, it took just 20 minutes of sun-assisted Vit.D., outside to have some colour. I made sure I had factor 50 on my nose and cheeks - don’t want to have to crumble under the beady eye of my Dermatologist when she gives me my annual once-over later on in the year ! That woman can locate a mark on my skin from about 50 paces - but I’m grateful for it.
Have a lovely evening everyone. Feet up, a cuppa, a glass, some chocolate, r e l a x. Keep safe. Big hugs x
